A High Court Judge has upheld a no-case submission filed on behalf of a man who was charged approximately four years ago with causing death by dangerous driving.
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Charles Powell was freed of the charge after the judge ruled in favour of his Attorney Warren Cassel who filed the no case submission on his client’s behalf.
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Powell was charged with the offence in 2017 after the garbage truck he was driving struck and killed a 17-year-old youth on July 6 that year.
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The truck crushed Stephen Perez while he was working with Powell in the Scotts Hill area.
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Reportedly, Powell, who was 59-years-old at the time, lost control of the truck when another vehicle sped past him over the hill toward Potters.
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Powell’s garbage truck was being sub-contracted by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to collect refuse in Scotts Hill.
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Perez, who was residing at Tindale Road, was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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Representing the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the matter was Crown Counsel Radisda Jonas.
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Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Anthony Armstrong has hinted at an appeal in the matter.
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The DPP’s office will begin working on the grounds of appeal once it is in receipt of the judge’s reasons for the exoneration.